BestStart Epsom
Education & Care
120 Great South Road, Newmarket · Auckland - Albert-Eden
ERO assessed BestStart Epsom as Not well placed in April 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound curriculum planning and strong children's wellbeing practices (grade B), but identified limited te reo Māori and tikanga use requiring review from a bicultural perspective (grade C).
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
BestStart Educare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2025-09-11 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-09-11, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-04-06· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers have made significant progress in documenting, planning and evaluating programmes. They are a cohesive team, working collaboratively to offer their contributions to programme planning."
Sound planning and evaluation established; opportunity to extend teaching strategies.
"Children demonstrate a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging. Children are settled in their learning environment and supported to make friendships. Teachers know children well as individuals, and are aware of their learning needs and strengths."
Strong sense of belonging and settlement; individualised care routines evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers use some te reo Māori when they interact with children and they are committed to extending their bicultural practices. They could now review the learning programme to consider their practices from a bicultural perspective, and to increase their knowledge and use of tikanga and te reo Māori."
Limited te reo and tikanga use; need to review practices from bicultural perspective.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Epsom dated 2017-04-06, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where BestStart Epsom hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
120 Great South Road, Newmarket. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Epsom a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Epsom is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Epsom?
- 50 children attend BestStart Epsom (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Epsom?
- 120 Great South Road Newmarket Auckland - Albert-Eden
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10225) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.